ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with officers of the Airport Investigations and Tactical Team (AirTAT), arrested 23 individuals for drug trafficking and money laundering. Full Story

ICE deports Mexican national wanted on murder charge

A Mexican national, Juan Garica-Rendon, 38, wanted in his native country for aggravated homicide was deported by officers with ICE ERO. Full Story

Indian national pleads guilty for role in multimillion dollar India-based call center scam targeting US victims

An Indian national pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in liquidating and laundering victim payments generated through various telephone fraud and money laundering schemes via India-based call centers. Executive Associate Director Peter T. Edge of ICE HSI was one of the officials who made the announcement. Full Story

Orange County man who traveled to Canada to have sex with girl he met online sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison

A Garden Grove man, Paul Binh Do, 30, who convinced a 13-year-old girl he met online to send him explicit videos – and then traveled to Canada to have sex with the victim – was ordered to serve 87 months in federal prison following a probe by the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes special agents with ICE HSI. Full Story

ICE is committed to combatting the sexual exploitation of children; as such, investigations of child sexual exploitation are among HSI’s primary investigative priorities. The sexual abuse of children impacts the most vulnerable segment of our society.

ICE recognizes the importance of education and community awareness regarding the dangers of online activity. Project iGuardian aims to counter a disturbing fact: many online child predators are able to find victims online because children are not aware of how dangerous online environments can be.